ETF comparison
IAU vs SLV
Gold vs Silver.
Holdings overlap
Holdings overlap isn't available for IAU or SLV.
Some fund types (grantor trusts, unit trusts) don't publish holdings in the standard monthly form we use. The side-by-side stats, sub-score comparison, and cost-difference panel below are still directly comparable.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
IAU is 25 bps cheaper than SLV. On a $100,000 position that's about $250/yr more in fees for SLV.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with IAU vs SLV.
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More comparisons with SLV
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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